Eddie Cheever
Eddie Cheever, Jr. at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2009.
|
|
| Born | Edward McKay Cheever, Jr. January 10, 1958 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |
 American |
| Active years | 1978, 1980 – 1989 |
| Teams | Theodore, Hesketh, Osella, Tyrrell, Ligier, Renault, Alfa Romeo, Haas Lola, Arrows |
| Entries | 143 (132 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 9 |
| Career points | 70 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1978 Argentine Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1989 Australian Grand Prix |
| Eddie Cheever | |
|---|---|
| CART World Series | |
| Years active | 1986, 1990–1995 |
| Teams |
Arciero Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Team Menard King Racing Turley Motorsports A. J. Foyt Enterprises |
| Starts | 82 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 9th in 1990, 1991 |
| Awards | |
| 1990 | CART Rookie of the Year Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year |
| Eddie Cheever | |
|---|---|
| Indy Racing League IndyCar Series | |
| Years active | 1996–2002, 2006 |
| Teams |
Team Menard Cheever Racing |
| Starts | 77 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Best finish | 3rd in 1996–1997, 2000 |
| Championship titles | |
| 1998 | Indianapolis 500 Winner |
Edward McKay "Eddie" Cheever Jr. (born January 10, 1958) is an American former racing driver who raced for almost 30 years in Formula One, sports cars, CART, and the Indy Racing League. Cheever participated in 143 Formula One World Championship races and started 132, more than any other American, driving for nine different teams from 1978 through 1989. In 1997, he formed his own IRL team and won the 1998 Indianapolis 500 as both owner and driver. The team now competes in sports cars.
Cheever lived in Rome, Italy as a child and was introduced to motorsports at age eight when his father took him to a sports car race in Monza, Italy. He soon began racing go karts and won both Italian and European Karting championships at age 15. He worked his way up through the levels of European Formula racing, teaming with American Danny Sullivan in Formula Three and driving for Ron Dennis in Formula Two.
He made his Formula One debut at age 20 in 1978. After failing to qualify in Argentina, he made the grid at Kyalami for the South African Grand Prix in a Hesketh-Ford. An engine problem forced him to retire after just eight laps. Two seasons later, he became a regular driver for the Osella team, but finished only once in ten races. Switching teams repeatedly as he tried to climb his way up the grid, Cheever had five points-scoring finishes for the Tyrrell team in 1981, and three podiums for Ligier the following year, including a second place at the 1982 Detroit Grand Prix in Detroit.
...
Wikipedia